Kalmar Castle

Kalmar Castle is a castle in , in the province of , Sweden. Its origins date to the 12th century, with a defensive tower constructed on the site around 1180.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: renaissance castle in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Kalmar Slott”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalmar Royal Chapel and Kalmar central station.

Church
Photo: Albabos, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: Kaare, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 480 metres northeast of Kalmar Castle.

Church
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is a cathedral in the city of , , in southeastern Sweden. Located at Stortorget, construction began in 1660. The cathedral was designed for the by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. is situated 1 km northeast of Kalmar Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rinkabyholm and Färjestaden.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 1,607 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 6 km west of Kalmar Castle.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 5,018 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the southern part of the island of , on the side, south of . is situated 7 km east of Kalmar Castle.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 5,510 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 9 km northwest of Kalmar Castle.

Kalmar Castle

Latitude
56.65785° or 56° 39′ 28″ north
Longitude
16.35538° or 16° 21′ 19″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9F8RM954+45
Geo­Names ID
3213326
Wiki­data ID
Q648226
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Kalmar Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կալմար ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Kalmarko gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Кальмарскі замак”
  • Breton: “Kastell Kalmar”
  • Chinese: “卡爾馬城堡”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Kalmar”
  • Czech: “Kalmar”
  • Czech: “Kalmarský zámek”
  • Danish: “Kalmar Slot”
  • Dutch: “Kalmar slott”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Kalmar”
  • Estonian: “Kalmari loss”
  • Finnish: “Kalmarin linna”
  • French: “château de Kalmar”
  • French: “Château de Kalmar”
  • Georgian: “კალმარის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung Kalmar”
  • German: “Schloss Kalmar”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קלמר”
  • Hungarian: “Kalmari vár”
  • Icelandic: “Kalmarhöll”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Kalmar”
  • Interlingua: “Castello de Kalmar”
  • Italian: “castello di Kalmar”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kalmar”
  • Japanese: “カルマル城”
  • Macedonian: “Замок Калмар”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kalmar slott”
  • Norwegian: “Kalmar slott”
  • Polish: “Zamek kalmarski”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Kalmar”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Kalmar”
  • Russian: “Замок Кальмар”
  • Russian: “Кальмарский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Kalmar”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Kalmar”
  • Swedish: “Kalmar slott”
  • Ukrainian: “Кальмарський замок”
  • Uzbek: “Kalmar qal’asi”
  • “Kalmar slott”

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